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Blog > Sward's Site Search   Welcome back: We have one week of school till exams. Like an athlete, students want to peak for exams so to make sure you do, be in class on time with your essential equipment and your work. That way we can use our time efficiently. any students with Revisons to hand in should have them in by January 14- that is a week this Friday.  Exams start on Monday January 24. Note:  Sunday Literature - English Class: Sunday January 16- 12:00- 3:00 pm Exam Times English 12: Tuesday, January 25: 9-12     Be near the gym by 8:40 am. Literature 12: Wednesday, January 26: 1:00-4:00 pm Be in the computer lab by 12:45 pm English 10: Tuesday January 25: 1:00-4:00 pm Be in the gym by 12:45 Course                                          Assignment                        Date Due Block B: Lit 12                  Sept 1 What does it mean to be human Sept 10 Sept 2 Research on Anglo Saxons Sept 2 Sept 3 Present research Sept 3 Sept 7 Work on What does it mean to be human Sept 10 Sept 8 Read "The Seafarer" Sept 9 Work on What does it mean to be human Sept 10 Sept 10 Hand in human assignment and work in groups on "The SeaFarer"- link to char of Anglo Saxon literature and develop your theory in a literary response Sept 14 Sept 13 Presentations on "What does it mean to be human" Sept 13 Sept 14 What is your theory on "The Seafarer" handed in and begin "The Wanderer" Sept 15 Teacher led analysis of literary response using student responses- revision of work Sept 17 (second draft of theory) Sept 16 "The Wanderer"- theme and link to "The Seafarer" and what does it say about being human Sept 16 Sept 20-21 Read "The Wife's Lament" and analyse how the imagery in the poem shows the narrator's attitude. Sept 22 Sept 21-24 Read and analyse Beowulf segments- write a boast based on the Beowulf boast and do the Beowulf "Tic Tac Toe" Sept 24- boast Oct 12 Sept 24 Write your own boast based on Beowulf's. Sept 27 Sept 27-28-29 Intoduction to Medieval - Research a topic and present Sept 28 Sept 30 Ballads- "Sir Patrick Spens" and "Barbara Allen" and "Get UP and Bar the Door"- hear versions and examine characteristics of Sept 30-Oct 1 October 1 Fiinish ballads and begin reading Chaucer's Prologue- assign read over the weekend. October 1 October 4-6 Go over how to chunk details and images to make statements about the devices used to make clear a speaker's or poet's attitude toward whatever situation or topic he or she is dealing with. Use poem by Boland "It's a Woman's World" Chaucer's Canterbury Tales- Prologue- introduction to the piece- listen to some Middle English and then examine the pilgrims on the pilgrimage- what do we learn about Medieval society October 5 October 4-7 October 6 Each person is responsible for an artistic representation of two of the pilgrams- plus any description that will help us remember them. Beowulf Tic Tac Toe and any revisions on responses and literary essays Oct 7 Oct 12 October 12 Hand out report cards Finish The Prologue- assign pilgrims to draw Begin the Pardoner's Tale- in class and read The Nun Priest's Tale on your own October15 October 14 October 14 Lecture on Nun's Priest's Tale and then begin Sir Gawain and the Green Knight- vegetation myth Hand in the pictures of the pilgrims En students- LPI essay for Tuesday October 14-15 Oct 15 October 18 Finish reading and discussing Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Test on Anglo Saxon and Medieval on Wed and Thursday October 18 October 20 and 21 October 19 Watch Monty Python In Search of the Holy Grail Test tomorrow on Anglo Saxon and Med period October 19-20 October 21-22 October 20 Test- Multiple Choice and Familiar site passage Homework- final essay - will have tomorrow to finish this. October 20 October 20 October 21 Finish Anglo Saxon- Med test- we begin the Renaissance on Monday. October 21 October 25 Mark Multiple Choice for test Assign Renaissance research topics October 25 October 26 Library research on topics and presentation of information about Renaissance October 26/27 October 27 Presentation of information about Renaissance View a little of Shakespeare's Life October 27 October 28 October 28 Shakespeare's LIfe Begin Hamlet October 28 October 29 Hamlet- I.ii- Do a close read of Hamlet's first soliloquy "O, that this too too sullied flesh"- look at shifts and discuss Hamlet's attitude toward his situation October 29 November 1 Hamlet- finish close reading of soliloquy Read rest of Act I.ii and watch RSC version of ActI.1 and 11 Read Act 1.iii November 1 November 2 Hand out essay suggestions in order to revise essays Act I. iii and I.iv.v Close reading of soliloquy 2 for homework November 2 November 2 NOvember 3 November 3 Go over soliloquy findings Watch RSC version of Act I.iii-v Begin Act 11.i- finish for homework November 3 November 4 November 4 Read Act 11.2 Watch movie Close reading of soliloquy three NOvember 4 November 5 Go over close reading of soliloquy Watch to end of Act II Assign essay: Compare and contrast Hamletís first three soliloquys. This means you will need to chunk the information in order to show Hamlet's attitudes toward himself, his situation and his mother, father and step father. Go over the three soliloquys. Paper due Monday November 8 November 5 November 8 Hand in soliloquy essay Hand back all work and marks. Go over trqgedy. Read Act III.i Watch various versions of soliloquy- "To be or not to be" November 8 November 9 Finish Act III.1 and begin Act III.ii Read a sample paragraph for essay on comparison of soliloquys Give out report cards November 9 November 10 Act III.ii- Finish for homework Remembrance Day Service November 10 November 15 Read Act III.iv- close reading of Claudius solil- O my offense is rank" and Hamlet's sol "Now might i do it pat". Choose one of the two soliloquys and show how the imagery and diction illustrates the speaker's attitudes. ) Paragraph November 15 NOvember 16 November 16 Act III- watch the RSC version and the Branagh version of Hamlet and Mom Read Act 4.1 and 2 November 17 November 17 Finish Act 4 Read Act 5 November 18 Finish Act 5 of Hamlet November 18 November 19 Watch Act 5 Assign essay on Hamlet from old exam Novmeber 19 Due Monday November 22 November 22 Hand in Hamlet essay Begin Wyatt- read "Whoso LIst to Hunt" and "Divers Doth Use" then begin Spenser "Like as a Huntsman" November 22 November 23 Mark Hamlet essay using models Read Spenser's sonnet 67 Compare and contrast with "Whoso List to Hunt" : Speaker, Situation, Tone, Form and Theme- Point form done for Wed November 24 Novmeber 23 November 23 Novmeber 24 Hand in compare/contrast Finish Spenser's poemm Shakespeare's sonnets Novmeber 24 November 25 Shakespeare's sonnets Novmeber 25 November 26 Pastoral poetry- Marlowe and Raleigh- Begin Metaphysical poetry- overview November 26 November 29 Donne: "Song" and "Valedction" November 29/30 November 30 Donne: Finish "Valediction" and begin Holy Sonnets November 30 December 1 Carpe diem poets- Herrick, Lovelace and Suckling December 1/2 December 3 Milton: "Sonnets and begin Paradise Lost December 3- sonnets December 6 Milton: Paradise Lost December 6/7 December 7 Finsih reading Paradise Lost excerpt and do Milton's drawing of Hell and Satan December 7/8 December 8 Drawing and reveiew of pieces for Test on Monday December 13 December 8 December 9 18th Century and Age of Reason- research Samuel Pepys diary- bonus: write and entry of your own December 9 December 10 Finish Pepys Diary and read the "women" poets of the 18th century December 10 December 13-15 Test on Renaissance- 17th century- once we finish a section we will go on to Pope's The Rape of the Lock December 13-15-16 December 16/17 Rape of the Lock- finish the text over the holidays and read Jonathon Swift as well. January 4 Janauary 4 Hand back work and marks Read The Rape of the Lock January 4 January 5/6/7 Finish The Rape of the Lock Assign essay from sheets on Pope- due tomorrow Go over Juvenalian and Horatian Satire and begin Swift- Gulliver's Travels and "A Modest Proposal" January 5 January 6 January 6/7 January 10 Finish the segments A modest Proposal and read Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" January 10 January 11 Read Burns "To a Mouse" "To a Louse" and "Auld Lang Syne" Begin Bake January 11 January 12 Hamlet January 12 January 13 Finish Blake- "Introduction" from Songs of Innocence ands Songs of Experience- "The Lamb" and The Tyger" and "Teh Chimney Sweep" and "A Poison Tree" Test on the Age of Reason on Monday and Tuesday Intro to The Romantics- historical and literary movements January 13 January 14 Wordsworth- Prelude and Sonnets Test on Monday and Tuesday Janurary 14 Lunch English 12               Sept 7 LPI- do practise ex 1 Sept 7 Sept 9 Patterns for Sentence fragments Sept 14 Patterns for Sentence fragments- ex 2 and 4 Sept 16 Sept 16 Patterns for Run ons Sept 16 Sept 21 Patterns for Misplaced Modifier Sept 21 Sept 23 Patterns for Dangling Modifiers Sept 23 Sept 28 and 30 Subject Verb agreement and pronoun reference and redundant sub coordination Sept 28 and 30 October 5 Lack of parallelism and Test on Part 1- take home test due on Thursday Oct 7 Oct 7 October 7 Mark take home tests and give out part 4 of LPI Go over essay package and assign essay over the weekend. Oct 12 October 12 Hand out report cards Pr test in class- hand out part 4- hand in essay page 43- read samples of essays in the package October 12 October 14 Go over sample essays in Part 4- test on part 1 on Tuesday October 19- Read the rest of the sample essays- Essay to write over weekend October 15 October 15 Pick up LPI essay topics for Tuesday October 19- essay due on October 19 October 19 October 19 Hand in LPI essay #2 Begin work on Part II of LPI- errors 1-4 Test on LPI 1 on Thursday October 21 October 19 October 19 October 21 October 21 Finish errors on part 2 of LPI Take home test: LPI- parts one and two and essay Octobe 21 October 26 October 26 Go over parts 1, 2 and hand in essay October 26 October 28 Hand out part 3- reading comprehension October 28 October 29 Pick up take home exam- due on Tuesday NOvember 2 November 2 November 1 Make sure that pick up exam is ready for Tuesday's class November 1 November 2 Hand in exam Begin paragraph summaries- assign 1-2 from practice booklet November 2 NOvember 4 November 4 Paragraph summaries- Go over 12 and assign 3,4,5 November 4 November 9 Summaries 6-8 Novmeber 9 November 10 Summaries -Rest of summaries Novmeber 10 November 16 Go over summaries 5-8 Assign rest of summaries and hand in the rest of the exam November 16 November 18 Pick up fice LPI practice exams and do them Due November 29 Sunday November 21 Class 9-12- one exam and marking November 21 November 23 Parts one and two of practice exam Have exam done by Thursday   November 23 November 25 Part three and essay November 25 November 28- Sunday class Write a practice test and mark it Noember 28 November 29 Review for exam November 29 November 30 Review of LPI Novmeber 30 December 1 Write LPI- 9-12 December 1 December 7 prep for English 12 -short story- notes on plot - The Destructors December 7 December 9 Quiz on story Discussion on allegory Questions on The DEstructors- 1, 3, 4 and 8 Read and make notes on character December 9 December 13 Go over notes on character- discuss questions on The Destructors and assign story "A Little Cloud" to be read for Thursday December 13 January 4 Summary of "Boys and Girls" Notes on theme Assign "Secret Lost in the Water" to those who read the Munro story. REad and answer questions on Munro story if you have not read it or those who have do the seven questions on Boys and Girls. January 4 January 6 January 6 Go over character and plot- quiz Then do notes on point of view and read one story from that section January 6 January 9 9-12:00 Notes on Point of View and Symbol and Irony- Read "My First Son" Look at Stand Alone text- look at models and Synthesis of text January 9 January 11 Finish Synthesis of text- essay January 11 January 12 Hamlet January 13 REminder of Sunday Class 12-3 January 16 January 16 12.00-3:00 Practise Exam January 16 Block C: English 12 Sept 1 Intro to course and a little bit about you Sept 1 Sept 2 See clips of Shane Kozcyzan  and his spoken word poetry "We Are More" - Write a piece of diagnostic writing: What it means to me to be Canadian. Sept 3 Sept 3-12 Watch a clip done by a student on What Does it Mean to be human? Then have students explore that topic using whatever medium they feel is appropriate to present their findings. Sept 12 Sept 7/8 LPI - Do Pr ex 1 from booklet to determine what you already know. Begin working on patterns for Sentence Fragments Work on project Sept 9 Sept 9/10 Work on project Sept 10 Sept 13- 17 LPI - work on Run On sentence patterns Presentations on what does it mean to be human daily during this week SEpt 20/21 LPI- Misplaced Modifier patterns Read "The Seafarer" What does it teach us about being human? Sept 21 Sept 22/23 LPI- Dangling Modifier patterns Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - vegetation myth and what does it mean to be human? Sept 23 Sept 24 Mural on Sir Gawain Sept 27 Sept 28 Test on Part one LPI Begin review of grade 12 exam Sept 28 Sept 29 -30 Hand back LPI - Go over terms and devices and exam specs - Multiple choice - write a long answer question based Sept 30 October 1 Independent Reading Assignment- see worksheet given Test on Part one LPI Read sample answers for poetry question and assign a mark. read synthesis of texts questions- do Mulitiple choice and correct them Ocytober 29 October 1 October 1 October 4 Hand back test from Friday Independent reading Reread sample "The Dumka"- Revise your own answer and hand in   Begin Part IV LPI- Essay writing Note: if you missed Friday's test, see you after school today or noon or after school tomorrow October 4 October 5 Independent Reading Synthesis of text section of exam October 6 October 6 Fiinish literary essay- go over marking package- Do revisions October 6-7 October 7 Part IV LPI - essay - choose a topic (from page   ) to write an essay on- Essay due on October 12 Work on Independent REading assignments October 12 October 7 October 12- October 15 Hand back synthesis of text- comments on writing errors- read models Hand out report cards Hand in essay from page 43 of Part 4- Read sample 6, 5 and 4 esssays Go back to What Does it Mean to be Human- use "The American Dream?" The Pursuit of Happyness- movie to define the dream. With specific reference to the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, define the ingredients/characteristics of Gardner's "American dream." What was the happyness he pursued. Then what is your response to Gardner's definition of the "American Dream"- and its link to happyness. What aspects of his dream do you agree with and why and what aspects do you have concerns with and why. October 12 October 12/13/14 draft due on October 15 October 18 October 18-19 Begin play The Death of a Salesman- Act 1- Students participate in reading the play and discussing it in the context of the American Dream Oct 18 October 19 LPI- Part 2 -errors 1-4 The Death of a Salesman- work on Act I What is the dream Loman has? Relationships between Willy and Linda and Willy and sons and Willy and his brother Oct 19 October 20 LPI- Part 2- errors 4-9 Test on Part 1 and 2- Thursday October 21 Discussion on Act I and then watch Dustin Hoffman as Loman till the end of October 20 October 21 October 20/21 October 21 Test on Parts 1 and 2 LPI Essay 2- LPI due Movie to the end of Act 1 October 21 October 21 October 25 Watch movie to end of Act I Death of a Salesman and then write a personal response- hand in Oral discussion on whether Willy Loman is a "sympathetic" character. Begin Act II October 25 October 25 October 26 Part II LPI practice Hand out Part III booklet Act II- Death of a Salesman- REad and watch October 26/27 October 27 Do Reading comprehension 1-4 Part III Finish reading Act II of Death of a Salesman October 27 October 28 Part III- Reading Comprehension 5-8- Hand in Death of a Salesman- Watch rest of play Essay- 500 words The play Death of a Salesman explores the complexities of human relationships. Discuss with specific reference to the play. October 28 October 28 Draft Due: November 4 Conferencing NOvember 4/5 Good copy due November 10 October 29 Test Parts 1,2, 3 Reading comprehension Hand in assessment of Charley's speech in the requium Watch rest of movie Reminder- Novel study due MOnday October 29 November 1 November 1 Hand in novel study- 10% late fees Begin Part 3. Summary writing Finish watching Death of a Salesman Is Willy Loman a tragic hero? Do research on what a tragedy is and what a tragic hero is and then in point form analyse the play. November 1 November 1 November 2 NOvember 2 LPI- Do Part III. ii- questiosn 1-4 Essay- 500 words The play Death of a Salesman explores the complexities of human relationships. Discuss with specific reference to the play Or Show how a morally ambiguous character plays a pivotal role in the play Death of a Salesman and show how his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole. Begin discussion on tragedy and tragic hero. November 2 November 4- draft due November 4/5 - conferencing Good copy November 10 November 3 LPI- Part III.b numbers 3-5 Hand in Hand out sheets on how to writer essay Work on Death of a Salesman essay draft November 3 Due November 4 NOvember 4 Essay draft November 4 November 5 Work on essay draft Begin Hamlet I.i REad and watch   NOvmeber 5 November 8 Hand back all work handed in including novel studies Go over information on tragedy, according to Aristotle Read Act I.2- do close reading of first soliloquy by Hamlet "O, that this too too sullied flesh" - practice close reading Essay good copy on Death of a Salesman - due November 15 NOvember 8 NOvember 8 Novmeber 15 November 9 Go over how to write and annotate a body paragraph Act I.iii and iv and if time watch RS Hamlet November 9 NOvember 10 Act I- View the scenes we have read Act 1.v Read and go over sol. November 15 Summariy writing- Assign rest of booklet- due Wed Hand in good copy of Death of a Salesman essay Act II.1- read and view November 15 November 16 Do summaries- 1-4 Watch Act II.1 and discuss and read Act 2.1 and 2 November 16 November 17 Pick up five LPI exams for practice- do one Thurs and Friday class- Rest for homework- see worksheet for marking criteria Act 3 Hamlet REad NOvmeber 29 November 17 November 18 Complete Parts 1-3 LPI practise exam November 18 November 19 Complete Essay on practice exam Note: Anyone who is absent without a parental note does not have the opportunity to finish this exam. November 19 November 22 Act III.2 Hamlet -read and watch Novmeber 22 November 23 Act 3- finish this act Write a second LPI exam Wed and Thursday Novmeber 23 November 24-25 November 24 LPI exam November 25 November 25 LPI exam=- hand in completed exam November 25 November 26 Finish Act 4. Hamlet and begin watching it November 26 November 29 Hand back LPI practice exams Act 5- read the act November 29 November 30 Act 5- finish -watch Patrick Stewart Novmeber 30 December 1 Write LPI exam 9-12 Watch Hamlet- discuss effectiveness of RSC version of Hamlet December 1 December 2-6 Watch Branagh's Hamlet December 2,3,6 December 6 Finish watching- Is Hamlet a worthy play for Grade 12's? Then find two quotes from each Act. Hand out creative assignment- Due Dec 15 December 6 December 15 December 7-13 Work on Hamlet assignment December 15 December 14 Presentations on Hamlet December 14 December 15/16 Presentations on Hamlet December 14-16 January 4 Hand back marks and work Begin short story- Notes on plot - Read "E-=MC" and answer questions 1-2 January 4 January 5 Quiz on plot Discussion of story read yesterday Notes on character- Assign "A Little Cloud" Read and discuss character foil- what is the epiphany that Little Chandler has about him and his situation January 5 January 5/6 January 6 Quiz on character Discussion of "A Little Cloud" NOtes on Theme Assign story "Boys and Girls: January 6 January 7 Go over story "Boys and Girls"- theme Read "A Secret Lost in the Water"-theme January 7 January 10 Notes on Point of Veiw and Symbol and Irony Read one of the stories in Point of View "First Born Son" or "Catbird Seat" Answer assigned questions January 10 January 11 Read Rudy Wiebe's "Millstone for a Sun's DaY" - What is theme? Who is the scapegoat? Answer questions on poem - Multiple Choice and long answer January 11 January 12 Hamlet Synthesis of texts January 12 January 13 Finish practise exam - synthesis of texts and General Essay January 13 January 14 General Essay: With independence comes increased responsibility.   January 14  Block D English 10 Sept 1 Into to course- First essential question- Who are you and what makes you who you are Sept 1 Sept 2-3 what is the difference between nature and nurture and its effect on who we are- I am from poems Sept 2-3 Sept 7-10 Write a draft poem- share with partner, conference with teacher, chunk information and type the poem and then orally present your poem Sept 10 Sept 13 Read for fifteen minutes First essential question- what happens when you are faced with expectations and you challenge them- Whip around sharing one short anecdote where you challenged some expectations- what were they, whose were they and how were they challenged -oral Sept 13 Sept 14-16 Read Examine Unit two of Edge text( green one) and look at how we read non fiction text, what information we can get from visuals and from graphic representations and from print text. Sept 14-16 Sept 20-21 Read Lead into first non- fiction text- questions and then vocabulary done in pairs- one word- find meaning; word history, other configuarations of the word and present to the class. Then challenge class to use all the words in one sentence. Sept 21 Sept 22-23 Read Listen to and follow along with story in Edge text about the four boys who built a bot - La Vida Bot Sept 23 Sept 24 Go over the information found in pictures, graphs and charts relating to the article we read about the bot builders. (found in Edge text) Then have students in pairs answer the questions on page    Edge Text Sept 24 Sept 27-28-29 Watch the movie October Sky and do an expectation chart showing who challenged expectations/ what the expectations were/ who set the expectations/ how were they challenged- Hand in the chart Sept 27-29 Sept 30 Reading Begin work on final exam- Do the two poems in the exam - go over mulitple choice questions and terms - Hand out specs for exams Sept 30 October 1 Read the two prose pieces from the exam- Synthesis of text and go over the Multiple Choice questions Oct 1 October 4 Read- novel study Look at the long answer essay question- brain storm and then look at the keyed responses Discuss and make notes Oct 4 Oct 4 Oct 4 October 5 Write your own essay answer- Double space and in ink so you can get feedback. Oct 4-5 (we will mark on Oct 6) October 6 Read and work on indep novel unit Mark essays- begin work on last essay Oct 6 October 7 Look at models for final essay and then write your own 300-400 word essay on "Satisfaction comes from helping others" October 7 October 12 Hand out report cards Hand back synthesis of text essays- read strong example In groups, peer edit final essays- make comments on each October 12 October 13/14 Read excerpt from My Left Foot in the Edge text- assign one word each to set up a definition map How do you do summaries? Work on small segments of the text. Answer questions 1-4 on page 172 October 14 October 14 October 15 October 15 Hand in questions 1-4 page 172 How do people challenge expectations? Listen to Ted talk by JIll Bolte Taylor then write your own reaction to her story. Next week- 1/2 of the period will be spent on the novel study. Rest of period dealing with various texts related to our big question. October 15 October 15 October 18 Computer Lab- work on Novel Study - due November 1- workshop on title and setting Hand back report card updates November 1 October 19 Computer Room for work on novel study- mini lesson on character and how writers present characters Begin watching The Pursuit of Happyness with the focus on What are the expectations placed on the protagonist. Who set these expectations? What are the expectations that the protagonist set for himself? November 1 October 19/20/21 October 20 Finish lesson on character- protagonist, antagonist, conflict, dynamic and static; flat and round  and changes: epiphanies Spend period in the lab working on the novel study October 20 November 1 October 21 Computer Lab for novel study Watch more of The Pursuit of Happyness Hand out report cards November 1 October 21 October 21 October 25 Watch The Pursuit of Happyness Computer Lab for novel study October 25 October 26 Computer Lab for novel study October 26 October 27 Watch 30 minutes of movie Computer Lab for study October 27 October 28 Finish watching movie and then go to lab for novel study October 28 Octobet 29 Computer Lab for novel study Novel study due Monday October 29 November 1 November 1 Novel study due - 10% late fee Finish watching The Pursuit of Happyness- do questions 1. What are the expectations placed on Chris Gardner? How does he challenge the expectations. 2. What is the most powerful scene in the movie and why? 3. What aspects of Gardner's character do you admire? criticize? 4. Would you recommend this movie for grade 10 students. Why or why not? November 1 November 1/2 November 2 Silent reading or novel study Hand in questions on The Pursuit of Happyness Hand in Self reflection NOvember 2 November 3 Read Read Edge text- Success is a mindset Work on summary writing - main idea plus details Questions 1,2 and 4 on page 174 Present HOmework- one paragraph responding to the statement " Most people decide when they are young whether they can succeed." Agree or disagree NOvember 3 Due NOvmeber 4 NOvember 4 Hand in homework Read Langston Hughes- "Dreams" and India Arie's 'Strength Wisdom and Courage" and discuss messages in each poem. Novel study reminders November 4 November 5 Read Edge Text- Read to page 195 about the Freedom Writers- show clips about Bosnian War and Rodney King Work on summary of short bits of text Do Self Reflection on Novel Study and hand in NOvember 5 November 8 Hand back any work marked. Edge Text - Read to end of segment on Freedom Writers' Diary Talk about Anne Frank and then show the I have a dream speech by Martin Luther King Assign questions 1,2 and 3 at the end of the segments on Freedom Writers November 8 NOvember 9/10 Watch movie The Freedom Writers November 9/10 November 10 Finish watching movie then ask for oral response watch Stanford Prison experiment - what happens to good people when put in bad situations? Essay on inisghts into challenging expectations- hand out will be given tomorrow - brainstorm today - Draft due November 19 November 15 November 19 November 15 Work on essay- challenging expectations focusing on literature November 16 Watch part of the Wave Work on literary essay November 16 Draft due Nov 19 November 17 Finish watching The Wave Work on LIterary essay- draft due on Friday November 19 November 17 November 19 November 18 Computer Lab to work on draft essay- due Friday November 19 November 19 Draft Essay Due today - Computer lab for 20 minutes Begin Romeo and Juliet (challenging expectations) November 19- draft due November 22 Read prologue- choral read and then individual phrases Novmeber 22 November 23 go over prologue- begin Act 1.1- read text and interpret. Finish November 24 Novmeber 23 November 24 Finish Act 1.1 Watch two versions of opening November 24 November 25 Read Act 1.2/3/4 November 25 November 26 Watch two versions of Act 1.2.3.4 Draw Queen Mab November 26 November 28 Hand in drawings REad and WAtch two versions of  Act 11.1 November 28-29 November 30-December 1 Finsih reading Act II Watch the two versions November 30- December 2 December 2/3 Finish Act II- Fill in chart of comparison and contrast December 3 December 6 Act III.1.2 December 6 December 7 Act III.3-4 December 7 December 8 Finish Act III- discuss the reprecutions of Juliet's challenging expectations Watch both versions of the scene December 8 December 9 Act 4- Read the Act- Ask- who is most responsible for the outcome of the marriage? December 9 December 10 Finish play today December 10 December 13 Choose a character and do a brain scan of that character- to be presented on Wednesday, Thursday December 13,14, 15 December 15/16 Presentations and cultural club December 15/16 January 4 Names on brains Begin short story unit- notes on plot REad "The Metaphor" Hw: write a metaphor for two members of your family January 4 January 5 Quiz on plot Share metaphors Finish story and discuss plot and character transformation NOteUse Edge text to continue work on short story January 5   January 5 January 6 Notes on theme- what is it and how do you find it in a story? How do you test someone's loyalty? Discuss from your own experience. Read "Amigo Brothers" January 6/7 January 7 Finish reading the story and discuss the questions- focus on character foil and what event tests the boy's loyalty to one another? What is the story saying about the issue? Listen to song "Lean on Me" and discuss in light of the question. January 7 January 10 Assign questions from the text to bring together the two texts- what are some ways to test loyalty- which is a more challenging test? Competition or pride? Page 257 - 2, 5 and Diary entry January 10 January 11 Share some part of the diary entry with class Same question- read short story "My Brother's Keeper" pages 263-283 Then read "Little sister" page 284-85and the news commentary What kind of test of loyalty is focused on in these three selections January 11 January 12 Discuss at table questions 1, 3 page 289 and answer individually question 5 in writing. Look at vocabulary on page 294 and begin story "The Hand of Fatima" page 295 January 12 January 13 Read story of "The Hand of Fatima" Discuss symbolism and what tests loyality? Read on own "Old Ways New World" and answer question on page 322- REtun to the the Text January 14 Questions page 323 1, 2, 3, 5 Discuss symbolism on page 324 Essay: With direct reference to the texts we have studied, explain how people's loyalities are tested. Which test of loyalty do you think is most challenging and why? remember to use direct reference to the texts. (Use at least two different texts in your answer) January 14 January 14- due on January 18 Top of Page